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The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers

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From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny!

The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution provides useful information for the practical time traveler, like:

   • Where can I find a decent hotel room in colonial New England? Are major credit cards accepted?
   • How do I join the Boston Tea Party without winding up in a British prison?
   • How can I score a lunch with Alexander Hamilton?

This guide answers these fiery, burning questions with the marshmallows of information. There is handy advice on how to join Paul Revere’s spy ring at the Green Dragon Tavern, how to enlist in General Washington’s rebel army, and how to summon the strength to storm a British gun battery when you haven’t eaten for three days.

If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need!

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ISBN-13:	9781101998120
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/30/2018
Series:	The Thrifty Guides , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Lexile:	1000L (what's this?)
File size:	38 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jonathan Stokes (www.jonathanwstokes.com) is a former teacher who is now a rising star as a Hollywood screenwriter. He has written screenplays on assignment for Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox, Paramount, New Line, and Sony/Columbia. Inspired by a childhood love of The Goonies and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jonathan wrote his first novel, Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas, published by Philomel in 2016. Born in Manhattan, he currently resides in Los Angeles, where he can be found showing off his incredible taste in dishware and impressive 96% accuracy with high fives.

David Sossella graduated with honours in painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice. Since 2006, he's been illustratr and head of graphics for the largest animation studio in Italy taking the role of illustrator and head of graphics.

Introduction:     The Basics of Time Travel
Chapter One:    The Boston Tea Party
Chapter Two:    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Chapter Three: The Battle of Bunker Hill
Chapter Four:   The Siege of Boston
Chapter Five:   The Declaration of Independence
Chapter Six:     The Battle of Brooklyn
Chapter Seven: The Crisis
Chapter Eight: Payback Time
Chapter Nine:   The Battle of Cowpens
Chapter Ten:        Victory

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"Stokes’s practice as a screenwriter is evident; readers will feel like they’re in a blockbuster film. A high interest video game–like exploration of the American Revolution."—School Library Journal

"An entertaining introduction to America's War for Independence conveyed with enough kid-friendly humor that it may make those who dismiss history as a bore reconsider."—Kirkus Reviews

"Easy to read, will engage reluctant readers of history, and spur discussions."—School Library Connection

From the Publisher

12/01/2017
Gr 4–7—Readers will need a musket, some multivitamins, a tricorn hat, and a Time Corp Time Machine if they're going to go on the rough-and-tumble adventure described in this volume. Kids experience the roughness of battle and 18th century life thanks to the second-person narrative. Rather than a textbook account, readers learn about the Revolutionary War as if they were there, courtesy of a fictional travel company, Time Corp. The illusion falls apart slightly whenever the narrator interjects the quirky habits and toxic management style of Time Corp founder, Finn Greenquill. Educators looking to shake up their staid lectures on U.S. independence will benefit most from this book. While excellent for grabbing the attention of reluctant readers or those fond of Penguin's "Who Is?" series, the book would also work well as a read-aloud in a classroom environment. However, some of the cooler callout boxes do require closer examination. Stokes's practice as a screenwriter is evident; readers will feel like they're in a blockbuster film. VERDICT A high interest video game—like exploration of the American Revolution. Consider for classrooms or as browsing fodder.—Kristy Kilfoyle, Canterbury School, Fort Myers, FL

School Library Journal

2017-11-13
Like The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome (2017), this 22nd-century publication by Time Corp gives those would-be time travelers wanting to partake of the American Revolution plenty of useful information to prepare for the trip.There is practical information on appropriate period dress, how to fire a musket, what to do if you are shot by one, and how to survive a stint in the Continental Army. You learn that men started wearing powdered wigs in the 1600s to cover up the lost patches of hair and bloody sores caused by syphilis. Poorly rated accommodations include the HMS Jersey prison ship and Valley Forge. Recommended as interesting lunch companions are African-American patriot Salem Poor, white teenage soldier John Greenwood, enslaved African poet Phillis Wheatley, and Benjamin Franklin. The factual information embedded in the jokey fictional narrative offers some interesting insights into the causes of the American Revolution, notable figures, pivotal battles, and strategies and tactics. Among the historical figures introduced are Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, John Paul Jones, Henry Knox, Paul Revere and, of course, George Washington.An entertaining introduction to America's War for Independence conveyed with enough kid-friendly humor that it may make those who dismiss history as a bore reconsider. (bibliography, maps) (Fiction. 8-12)

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